Whereas the other fish are given Czech and Latin names, this one is
only given its Latin name: Pimephales promelas, which leads me to
suspect that it does not have a Czech name. This would not be
surprising in view of the fact that it is a native of North American
rivers.

... Thanks to Jarda and Melvyn. Right, this is what I did at the end. Nobody knows any Czech equivalent for that fish, including people in the company dealing

Message 4 of 5
, May 4, 2001

> --- In Czechlist@y..., "Jaroslav Hejzlar" <hejzlar@b...> wrote:
> > Hi, Kostas!
> > I have found "strevle potocní" for "minnow (with no "flathead").
> > Jarda Hejzlar
>
>
> Hi Kostas, hi Jarda, hi everybody,
>
> Greetings from a very cool and temperate London.
>
> I've just had a quick browse around to see if I can find anything:
>
> Several such fish used as `biomarkers' are mentioned on
> http://spbi.hgf.vsb.cz/html/zakony/299-98.htm
>
> Whereas the other fish are given Czech and Latin names, this one is
> only given its Latin name: Pimephales promelas, which leads me to
> suspect that it does not have a Czech name. This would not be
> surprising in view of the fact that it is a native of North American
> rivers.
>
> See also:
>
> http://www.gacr.cz/gacr/tables/99uok2.htm
>
>
> I'd just stick to the Latin name, Kostas.
>
> Regards,
>
> Melvyn

Thanks to Jarda and Melvyn. Right, this is what I did at the end. Nobody
knows any Czech equivalent for that fish, including people in the company
dealing with toxicology that I called. They mentioned: "if it were in Latin,
you would not have to translate it at all" - so I put it into Latin:-))
Smart way how to get around with testing fish names for MSDS when the fish
does not seem to have been granted any Czech name (I think MSDS is quite
frequent type of document for translation in these days). On the Czech side,
it is regulated here:http://www.sagit.cz/_texty/sb99027.htm

Kostas

Tony Long

Agreed. Please note that the minnow is synonymous with carp in this context. The enormous carp family (Cyprinidae) is also known (especially in the US) as

Message 5 of 5
, May 5, 2001

Agreed. Please note that the 'minnow' is synonymous with 'carp' in this
context. The enormous carp family (Cyprinidae) is also known (especially in
the US) as the minnow family. Don't get confused with the pretty and
protected little 'strevle potocni' Phoxinus phoxinus which is the 'minnow'
of BrE lay usage. According to my expert advisers at the Moravian Museum,
there is no accepted lay name for the fathead minnow in Czech. Stick to the
binomial . Correct international style is to give the genus Pimephales an
initial capital letter and the specific promelas a small one. Both should
be in italics.

BTW the term 'Latin name' is a useful conversational device, but the
correct term is 'Linnaean binomial', usually shortened to binomial '. For
example, there's a little mushroom much beloved of certain Czechs that
rejoices in the name Psilocybe semilanceata, which is as nice a mixture of
roots as you could wish for; translate the Greek to get the Czech, the Latin
for the shape.

Whereas the other fish are given Czech and Latin names, this one is
only given its Latin name: Pimephales promelas, which leads me to
suspect that it does not have a Czech name. This would not be
surprising in view of the fact that it is a native of North American
rivers.